Posts tagged with "commitment"

Jan. 1 |
Question: Can we take the Threefold Refuge and receive the Five Precepts on behalf of deceased loved ones?
Answer: While going through the above ceremonies, we can think of ourselves as doing so with departed loved ones (or even all beings). However,...

Apr. 13 |
Why commit to another love interest if already committed to another? Was the first commitment not genuine then, and thus meaningless? If there was meaningless commitment for the first case, what makes one sure that the second case has genuine commitment? If...

Jun. 9 |
Question: Can females ordain twice as Buddhist nuns?
Answer: No, according to the record of this event and rule by the Buddha in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya’s Section On Miscellaneous Matters’ 30th Scroll《根本说一切有部毘奈耶。杂事》卷三十,...

Jun. 12 | To let another down in a relationship,
is also to let oneself down,
in one’s relationship to oneself.
– Stonepeace | Books
A recurring theme in many Western movies, especially of the romantic comedy kind, is that when a pair of lovers (dating,...

May. 23 | Spiritually worthy rebels
are the first to awaken,
who awaken the rest.
– Stonepeace | Books
If we could, we would probably all sink completely into this dream that passes for our waking life, but something keeps rousing us from our sleep. No matter...

Feb. 5 | How you feed yourself physically
reflects
how you feed yourself spiritually.
– Stonepeace
There was a story that was widely circulated a few days after the attacks of September 11, 2001, that illustrates our dilemma. A Native American grandfather...